This article illustrates the potential of coupling a business process management system (BPMS) and LIMS, was presented in Part 1 of this paper (Am. Lab. 2014, 46[4], 26–9). Part 2 highlights the
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The exorbitant cost of bringing a new pharmaceutical product to market in the U.S. is well documented, with estimates as high as 12 years and $11 billion. There are many factors that drive this cost, ... read more

Data management is the current choke point in many scientific endeavors. New workflows enabled by advances in hardware and software are making big data a reality for many labs and staff. To me, big ... read more

Generalized life science automation (LSA) includes all application areas of laboratory automation, i.e., health care, pharmaceutical development, chemistry, and biology. The connection of all ... read more

As U.S. healthcare providers (HCPs) navigate a changing healthcare climate, diagnostic laboratories are playing an increasingly
important role in helping them prevent medical errors, lower ... read more

Translational medicine research (TransMed) is a new environment in which groups of stakeholders come together to review increasingly complex data with the goals of improving outcomes, getting more ... read more

Information access is central to the success of a science-driven organization. Implementing
laboratory informatics solutions that provide timely, regular, and accurate search results can have
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Recently, while attending my company’s booth at the Pittcon® Laboratory Products Exhibition, a visiting lab manager began a conversation with me by stating: “The whole world is going mobile.” read more

As chemists and especially life scientists work with more complex systems and experiments, the huge data sets arising from high-content screening (HCS) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) challenge ... read more

The detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is important for a variety of reasons, many of which stem either from the need to ensure that damaging chemicals are controlled or eliminated, or the... read more

Chemical manufacturing companies today must be more adaptable than ever. This is especially
true in the production of fine and specialty chemicals, where some manufacturers change over production ... read more

Up to an estimated 70% of medical decisions are based on laboratory test results. Yet, while diagnostic testing is a critically important step toward improving health-care outcomes, many labs remain ... read more

Many laboratories performing proteomics analysis utilize conventional nano-HPLC, which can result in limited separation and ionization, reducing the productivity and amount of peptide and protein ... read more